Creating Bookable Non-Bibliographic Resources

Staff with the required permissions (Circulator and above) can create bookable non-bibliographic resources such as laptops, projectors, and meeting rooms.

The following pieces make up a non-bibliographic resource:

Resource Type

Resource Attribute

Resource Attribute Values

Resource

Resource Attribute Map

You need to create resource types and resource attributes (features of the resource types), and add booking items (resources) to individual resource type. Each resource attribute may have multiple values. You need to link the applicable features (resource attributes and values) to individual item (resource) through the Resource Attribute Map. Before you create resources (booking items) you need to have a resource type and associated resource attributes and values, if any, for them.

Create New Resource Type

2) A list of current resource types will appear. Use Back and Next buttons to browse the whole list.

Note

You may also see cataloged items in the list. Those items have been marked bookable or booked before.

3) To create a new resource type, click New Resource Type in the top right corner, .

4) A box will appear in which you create your new type of resource.

Resource Type Name - Give your resource a name.

Fine Interval - How often will fines be charged? This period can be input in several ways:

Note

second(s), minute(s), hour(s), day(s), week(s), month(s), year(s)

sec(s), min(s)

s, m, h

00:00:30, 00:01:00, 01:00:00

Fine Amount - The amount that will be charged at each Fine Interval.

Owning Library - The home library of the resource.

Catalog Item - (Function not currently available.)

Transferable - This allows the item to be transferred between libraries.

Inter-booking and Inter-circulation Interval - The amount of time required by your library between the return of a resource and a new reservation for the resource. This interval uses * the same input conventions as the Fine Interval.

Max Fine Amount - The amount at which fines will stop generating.

5) Click Save when you have entered the needed information.

6) The new resource type will appear in the list.

Create New Resource Attribute

1) Select Server Administration -→ Booking -→ Resource Attributes.

2) Click New Resource Attribute in the top right corner.

3) A box will appear in which you can add the attributes of the resource. Attributes are categories of descriptive information that are provided to the staff member when the booking request is made. For example, an attribute of a projector may be the type of projector. Other attributes might be the number of seats available in a room, or the computing platform of a laptop.

Resource Attribute Name - Give your attribute a name.

Owning Library - The home library of the resource.

Resource Type - Type in the first letter to list then choose the Resource Type to which the Attribute is applicable.

Is Required - (Function not currently available.)

4) Click Save when the necessary information has been entered.

5) The added attribute will appear in the list.

Note

One resource type may have multiple attributes. You may repeat the above procedure to add more.

3) A box will appear in which you assign a value to a particular attribute. Values can be numbers, words, or a combination of them, that describe the particular aspects of the resource that have been defined as Attributes. As all values appear on the same list for selection, values should be as unique as possible. For example, a laptop may have a computing platform that is either PC or Mac.

Owning Library - The home library of the resource.

Resource Attribute - The attribute you wish to assign the value to.

Valid Value - Enter the value for your attribute.

4) Click Save when the required information has been added.

5) The attribute value will appear in the list. Each attribute should have at least two values attached to it; repeat this process for all applicable attribute values.